k5/4/1 (Profil 11; Ksar Beni Soltane) (Jurassic to of Tunisia)

Where: Tunisia (33.0° N, 10.5° E: paleocoordinates 21.4° N, 11.6° E)

• coordinate estimated from map

When: Middle Callovian to Middle Callovian (164.7 - 161.2 Ma)

• bed-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: lagoonal or restricted shallow subtidal; lithified, bioturbated wackestone

Collection methods: surface (in situ), mechanical,

Primary reference: S. Holzapfel. 1998. Palökologie benthischer Faunengemeinschaften und Taxonomie der Bivalven im Jura von Südtunesien. Beringeria - Würzburger geowissenschaftliche Mitteilungen (22)1-199 [F. Fursich/D. Hempfling/M. Gahr]more details

Purpose of describing collection: paleoecologic analysis

PaleoDB collection 13609: authorized by Franz Fursich, entered by Danica Hempfling on 16.04.2002

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Taxonomic list

Echinoidea
 Euechinoidea - Hemicidaridae
 Salenioida - Acrosaleniidae
Bivalvia
 Pholadomyida - Pholadomyidae
"Bucardiomya lirata" = Pholadomya (Bucardiomya) clam
 Pholadida - Ceratomyidae
Ceratomya wimmisensis Gillieron 1886 clam
 Cardiida - Arcticidae
Gythemon sp. Casey 1952 clam
 Cardiida - Neomiodontidae
 Cardiida - Cardiidae
Protocardia somaliensis Cox 1935 cockle
Protocardia intexta Muenster 1837 cockle
 Lucinida - Mactromyidae
Mactromya crassa Agassiz 1845 clam
 Mytilida - Crenellidae
Musculus somaliensis Cox 1935 mussel
 Mytilida - Mytilidae
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus
"Modiolus imbricatus" = Modiolus (Modiolus) imbricatus Sowerby 1818 mussel
 Ostreida - Palaeolophidae
Actinostreon costatum, "Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum
"Actinostreon solitarium" = Actinostreon gregareum Sowerby 1816 oyster
 Ostreida - Gryphaeidae
Rhynchonellata
 Terebratulida - Loboidothyrididae
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis
"Charltonithyris bihinensis" = Arabatia bihinensis Weir 1929